Jing Xiao did not let go of her, but instead took her hand and led her home.
Although Tang Muzhi was not used to such an intimate gesture between the two of them, thinking that he came here specifically to find her, she endured it and quietly let him lead her forward.
Along the way, they remained silent, and no one spoke.
When he was about to reach the intersection, Tang Muzhi suddenly stopped.
Jing Xiao noticed something strange, turned his head and asked, "What's wrong?"
She looked up at him and hesitated for a second before saying, "Jing Xiao, I told grandma about our affairs."
Seeing her serious expression, Jing Xiao's thin lips pursed into a thin line, "What do we want?"
About a marriage agreement? Or is it going to be parting ways soon?
Tang Muzhi pursed her lips, faced his questioning eyes, and mustered up her courage to say, "I told her that you are her grandson-in-law."
Upon hearing this, Jing Xiao's pupils suddenly shrank.
Although he had envisioned many possibilities in his mind, when he heard the result, he couldn't help but feel huge waves rising in his heart.
Does she want to try to accept herself? Or has she already frankly admitted her identity as a husband in front of her grandma?
In an instant, shock, ecstasy and excitement, all kinds of emotions came up.
These feelings were mixed together, and he was stunned for a moment, forgetting to react.
Seeing this, Tang Muzhi thought he was angry, so she hurriedly lowered her head and apologized, "I'm sorry... I know, I shouldn't have said anything without following your opinions."
As soon as she finished speaking, Jing Xiao reached out and pulled her into his arms, and a low-pitched voice sounded above her head, "No need to say sorry, I am her grandson-in-law."
Tang Muzhi looked up at him in surprise. There was a faint smile on his face, and his eyes were astonishingly bright, like bright stars in the night.
She couldn't help but feel dazed for a moment, the throbbing in her heart became more and more intense, and even her breathing became rapid.
Jing Xiao pulled her into his arms and gently rubbed his cheek against her ear.
His actions were ambiguous and intimate. Tang Muzhi's cheeks couldn't help but blush, and she subconsciously wanted to push him away, but he let go of her before her and changed the subject first.
"Are you hungry? I'll take you to eat."
After saying that, Jing Xiao didn't care if she wanted it or not, he just held her arm and walked forward.
When they arrived at the restaurant, the lobby was already full of people, so they were arranged in a small box.
The slightly closed space and the extremely quiet atmosphere made Tang Muzhi seem a little reserved.
She didn't say a word since she sat down. After simply ordering a few dishes, she looked out the window silently, waiting for the food to be served.
Noticing her abnormality, Jing Xiao couldn't help but feel a little funny, and joked: "I'm not a savage beast, are you so uncomfortable staying with me?"
Tang Mu Zhi looked at him awkwardly when his worries were exposed, with a stiff smile on his lips.
"I was just thinking about something..." she explained nonchalantly.
"Oh?" He raised his eyebrows and looked at her curiously, waiting for her to continue making up lies, "Then what are you thinking about?"
Tang Mu Zhi bit her lip, hesitated for a long time, considered the words, and said seriously: "Jing Xiao, don't do this to me."
"What do you mean?" he asked, his tone calm and without any fluctuations.
She bit her pink lips, kept her voice low, and mustered up the courage to say word by word: "Don't be so nice to me. We have an agreement that there will be no feelings between us."
If he keeps doing this, she will really lose control of her heart and fall completely into it.
As soon as she finished speaking, the air pressure around her suddenly dropped, so cold that even her skin felt a faint tingling sensation.
After a long period of dead silence, Jing Xiao's voice came faintly, "Zhizhi, have you read the content of the agreement carefully?"
His voice was deep and magnetic, full of danger.
Tang Muzhi suddenly froze, then raised her eyebrows and looked up at him, "I..."
She didn't look carefully.
Jing Xiao sighed and said helplessly: "Did you just remember that it said that we will divorce in one year? Then do you still remember that the prerequisite for divorce is that we have not developed feelings for each other."
Hearing this, Tang Mu Zhi's breath froze. What did he mean by emphasizing this? Is it possible that he really intends for the two of them to develop a relationship?
Just when she didn't know how to answer the call, the waiter came to serve the food, interrupting the weird and tense situation.
After the waiter placed the dishes, he bowed politely and quickly withdrew.
There were only two of them left in the box again.
The atmosphere of getting along like this became more subtle. They each had their own thoughts and no one spoke.
After a long while, it was Jing Xiao who spoke first, "You just said you asked me not to be so nice to you. Are you afraid that you will fall in love with me? Huh?"
His last note had a slight upward pitch, which sounded particularly tantalizing to Tang Mu Zhi's ears.
Tang Mu Zhi's fingers couldn't help but tighten. She lowered her head, not daring to look at him. Her throat was dry. She opened her mouth to argue, but in the end she found that she could not refute.
"Is that so?" Jing Xiao asked again without giving up.
"I know you don't like me, and I also know that you were forced to get the certificate from me because of Grandma Jing." Tang Muzhi tried hard to hide his emotions, and added in a calm voice, "I understand We have a cooperative relationship.”
Jing Xiao's deep, ink-like eyes were firmly locked on her face, and his rapid breathing revealed his depressed mood at the moment.
"Zhizhi, you always said before that I like to look at things subjectively, but now, why don't you do the same? Why are you so sure that I was forced to get the certificate from you because of grandma? Why do you say I don't like you?"
Every word he spoke seemed to be filled with anger and aggression.
This kind of misunderstanding should not exist between them, and there is no need for this kind of misunderstanding.
Tang Muzhi was a little shocked by his words. There was too much information in it, and she couldn't digest it for a while.
After a while, she gradually regained her senses, and a slight look of astonishment appeared on her face.
Jing Xiao narrowed his black eyes and stared at her for a moment, then suddenly leaned closer to her. His handsome and charming face was getting closer and closer to hers, and his warm breath seemed to fall on her cheek.
When their eyes met, Tang Mu Zhi felt a roar in her head. She subconsciously wanted to get up and hide away, but Jing Xiao held her shoulders to prevent her from running away.
His dark eyes became gloomy, and his voice was low and magnetic, and he said slowly: "Are you embarrassed or ashamed of falling in love with an old man like me?"
Tang Muzhi was forced to look directly at him. Listening to his low and charming voice, her whole body stiffened as if she had been electrocuted. Her eyelashes trembled violently and she said nothing.
Most girls would like a man like him as long as he spent more time with him. Therefore, she never felt that it was a shameful thing, but she was afraid that everything was just her own passion.
"Zhizhi, I take back what I said before." Jing Xiao suddenly let go of her and returned to his original position. His handsome long eyebrows were slightly raised, and the corners of his lips had a lazy arc, and he continued, "I don't know either. Since when did I start caring about you and want to be a good husband? I want our marriage to last forever. I never understood it before, but now I am sure that I like you."
He suddenly said these words of confession. Tang Muzhi was completely stunned and his eyes widened.
Although she had been confessed to by others many times before, the feeling this time was completely different from before. She didn't feel disgusted or resisted, but she just felt a little unbelievable and unreal.
Jing Xiao looked at her little face, curled his lips, and smiled evilly, "What, you don't believe it?"
His gaze was extremely aggressive, making Tang Muzhi feel inexplicably intimidating.
She opened her mouth, but no sound came out for a long time.
"Zhizhi, I'm serious. I really like you. This fact has been reached before I even realized it." He emphasized again, his tone was firm, as if he was simply stating the facts. .
His words were like bombs, exploding in Tang Mu Zhi's mind.
Their flash marriage was originally an accident, and they both had their own purposes.
Besides, a lot of things happened to her during this period, the most important of which was the trouble that Tang Hong came back and coveted the old house.
Although he was taken away by the police now, he would still come out if he could not be saved, so at this juncture, she did not intend to consider falling in love, nor did she want to involve Jing Xiao in the trivial and troublesome affairs of her family.
Seeing that she still refused to speak, Jing Xiao sighed softly and decisively changed the subject, "How about eating first? If the food gets cold in a while, the taste will be affected."
As he spoke, he picked up a piece of spareribs with his chopsticks and put them in her bowl, his movements very natural.
Tang Muzhi was almost bored to death right now, so she couldn't think of anything to eat.
At this moment, she really suspected that Jing Xiao was deliberately teasing her. After all, such an unexpected confession should not have happened at all, and it was completely inconsistent with his usual style.
It was obvious that he was the one who said he signed the agreement at the beginning, and he was the one who said he wouldn't like her. He was the one who was wary of himself and tried hard to keep a distance.
But now he was still the one who crossed the line first and confessed his love first, and he even chose this time.
If it were anyone else who confessed to her today, no matter who it was, she could reject it outright.
But the person who said this to her was Jing Xiao, the one who had shaken her heart more than once.
Seeing her dazed for a long time, her face even turning pale, Jing Xiao couldn't help but raise his hand to touch her forehead.
After noticing his move, Tang Mu Zhi reflexively tilted her neck back to avoid his approach.
"I'm sorry." She lowered her head, her voice extremely hoarse.
Jing Xiao's hands were hanging in the air, a little embarrassed.
